Sony is Preventing Marvel Studios from Using Kraven & Others

MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios, written by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards, recently hit the shelves, revealing a treasure trove of new MCU stories.

One of the new tidbits of information concerns Spider-Man: No Way Home. According to the book, after pitching Kraven the Hunter as the villain of the third film, writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers were explicitly told that the character "was unavailable until Sony established him in a solo movie." This isn't the first time Kraven has been mentioned as a potential antagonist for Tom Holland's third Spider-Man film. However, it is the first confirmation that the villain was deemed unusable due to Sony's plans for him.

Holland previously stated that director Jon Watts "pitched [him] this Kraven movie," which he refused to elaborate on "in case that movie ends up happening:"

"For a long time, there was going to be a Kraven movie that was going to be the third movie because things weren’t working out and all sorts of different stuff. Jon pitched me this Kraven movie, which actually was really cool. I don’t want to talk about it in case that movie ends up happening down the line, but it was fun."